Would you eat them in a car?

[LittleRusty]

In a recent post another member posited that a seller of a horn would do better to sell on eBay instead of our marketplace because the seller didn't "meet any requirements to sell on a forum."

Without debating that point, nor debating whether or not I am a jerk, I would like to ask the membership how they feel about purchasing from eBay and the marketplace.

Would you buy from a newbie who posts in the forums the intent to sell, but hasn't yet put it in the marketplace?

Would you still buy if they didn't have more than a couple of posts?

Would you buy a horn in the marketplace over eBay? Always? or never?

What if the seller had five inane posts? Or the seller had five in depth posts clearly showing they were a "for real" seller?

What if the seller on eBay was a first time seller and the marketplace was a five inane post seller?

[chef8489]

Well The rules to state we can not sell in the forums and only in the market place. We are required a certain number of posts to sell in the marketplace.

Now for me personally I purchase from reputable sellers. I dont come to the forums to buy and sell horns or equipment. I come here to contribute and to learn. If I were in the market or saw something that I truly wanted that was on the forum I would be more likely to purchase it from someone with a good reputation in the community than from someone that just joined and made quick minimum of posts just to sell. This is not what the forums were set up for thus why I would be more likely to use a seasoned respected member of the community over a minimum poster.

I am a member of Audio and other communities that the requirements are much higher to post sale threads for just the reasons as they want people to stick around and contribute, not just go there to sell and leave. They put a minimum of 30 day if not 3 months and a lot more posts and they have to be substantial posts. But this is just me. I do shop on Ebay and amazon quite frequently.

[LittleRusty]

I highly suspect that some people are able to sell by just posting in the forums. Either by directly posting and selling before the moderators correct the forum, or by stating intent to sell and asking the value of their instrument.

I really don't care, except I don't want the forums cluttered with for sale items.

[chef8489]

Well hopefully more will chime in. Wish I could find the last discusion.

[Robert P]

[Robert P]

[Brad361]

I’ve bought and sold in the marketplace and to date have had zero problems, realizing there are no guarantees. I don’t believe I have bought anything from a new “five inane posts” person, and probably would not.

The only ebay horn I have bought was at least somewhat misrepresented by the seller, it was considerably older than he indicated, was internally FILTHY, had two stuck amados and arrived rattling around in a cardboard Fedex box with very minimal bubble wrap. He apparently dropped it off at a Fedex office and paid for them to “pack it.” Luckily there was no damage, but the seller had assured me that he would pack it himself with “plenty of bubble wrap.”

Brad

[Brad361]

[kehaulani]

Is this a bait-and-switch post? What does this have to do with eating something in a car? Did I miss something?
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[Brad361]

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[Jerry]

[kehaulani]

[LittleRusty]

[Don Herman rev2]

[iiipopes]

Would you eat them in a car?
Would you eat them in a bar?

Would you post and post and post?
Or complain about the host?

Would you post upon the thread?
Or ponder it in your head?

What kind of posts are legit?
Or length to make them fit?
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